Chapter 52: Chapter 52: You’re Too Greasy, the Divination Fee Will Float Away

Li Xiaomu roared, “Stop talking, I don’t want to hear it! I’m getting this divorce, and that’s final!”

Li Xiaomu shoved Chen Ning aside and started to leave. Just as Chen Ning was about to chase after her, his mother called out, “Let her go!”

Chen Ning turned back. “Mom, we’ve been married for six years. She’s good-tempered, gentle, and has always been a wonderful wife. If she leaves, where am I ever going to find another one as good as her?”

His mother shook her head. “I’ve thought it over. She won’t do.”

She took her son’s hand and said, “She’s fertile! Who’s to say she won’t get other ideas later on?”

The sister-in-law said, “But if she leaves, brother will have to marry a divorcée. He might even end up raising someone else’s kid!”

The mother said, ever the schemer, “Don’t worry. I have the perfect candidate in mind.”

“Who?”

“Yueyue used to like you so much, and now she’s infertile. You two are the most suitable pair! You just go and tell her this…”

Chen Ning’s eyes widened after hearing the plan, and then he smiled.

By the time Li Xiaomu left the house, her face was streaked with tears.

[Sister, don’t cry! It breaks my heart to see you cry!]

[That scumbag isn’t worth it! He’s not worth your tears! A guy like that should just hurry up and die! Damn it, I hope he goes to hell!]

[Exactly! A man like that should be beaten to death with a club! Cheating during marriage and forcing multiple girls to have abortions… In ancient times, he would’ve been drowned in a pig cage!]

Li Xiaomu looked at Shen Zhiyao with tear-filled eyes. “Host, what should I do? I wasted my entire youth on his family. I can’t accept this! I really can’t! It’s my fault for being so stupid, for not seeing the problem for so many years…”

Shen Zhiyao smiled faintly. “After he’s treated you like this, don’t you want to get revenge?”

Li Xiaomu wailed, “But how can a woman like me get revenge? I can’t just charge into his house and kill him… Besides, I can’t even win a fight against him!”

Shen Zhiyao’s lips curved into a confident smile. “Listen to me. Here’s what you do…”

Li Xiaomu’s eyes instantly lit up. “That’s so vicious! Thank you, Host!”

Overjoyed, Li Xiaomu sent Shen Zhiyao three more Douyin Number Ones.

The call disconnected. Shen Zhiyao was about to send out the next lucky bag when a black interface popped up on her phone:

[System Notification: The host “Xiao Chen” has challenged you to a live stream PK. Accept or Decline.]

PK battles are the most common form of entertainment for online hosts. A host who can control the rhythm of the battle well can earn tens of thousands in donations from a single PK.

As a result, many hosts are enthusiastic about them.

Shen Zhiyao had no interest in PK battles and was about to tap “Decline,” but her hand slipped and she tapped “Accept.”

And so, a man with a wolf-cut hairstyle, a slender build, and a greasy expression appeared on the screen.

The man stroked his facial hair and struck a pose he thought was incredibly handsome. “Hello, I’m Xiao Chen. It’s a pleasure to have a PK battle with a beauty like you. I hear your fans are very active. Interested in a round?”

Xiao Chen had been on Douyin Live Stream for many years, successfully attracting a large number of older fans with his greasy moves and lip-syncing.

Due to his limited talent, he quickly hit a plateau. His follower count got stuck at two million, and he found it difficult to break through.

Recently, he noticed Shen Zhiyao’s rapid fan growth and high engagement. He figured he’d challenge her to a PK battle to leech off some of her popularity.

He never expected to be so lucky as to get connected on his first PK request.

Shen Zhiyao didn’t really know how PK battles worked. She said, “Hello, I’m a new host, and I don’t understand the rules for PKs. If you want a divination, I can do one for you. The divination fee is one Douyin Number One.”

Xiao Chen had watched her live stream just last night, so he knew her style: if you don’t get a reading, you get kicked.

Moreover, she was very aloof and had once said that fans who weren’t getting a divination couldn’t gift more than one hundred yuan.

This would put her at a great disadvantage in a PK battle.

Shen Zhiyao had many fans but couldn’t openly encourage them to send donations. Otherwise, it would contradict her previous statements, and her fans would think she was a hypocrite.

So, to maintain her persona, she definitely wouldn’t dare to openly ask for donations.

So he said, “A reading? Of course I want a reading! But my fans want to watch the divination process too, so let’s just do the PK! It’ll help boost your popularity, too.”

[What a nice way to put it. Aren’t you just trying to leech off our host’s traffic! You greasy man! You pretentious poser!]

[Host, fight him! I just topped up twenty thousand!]

[But the host said donations from non-divination viewers can’t exceed one hundred!]

[The past is the past, now is now! I’m willing to crush this greasy guy for our host! For the host’s peace of mind, charge!!!]

Shen Zhiyao thought about it, figured it didn’t matter, and agreed to the PK.

Most of the fans in Xiao Chen’s live stream room were middle-aged and elderly women in their fifties and sixties. They filled the public chat, fawning over him and calling him “little brother.”

When a young, beautiful woman suddenly appeared on screen, they were immediately displeased.

[Where did this woman come from? Don’t tell me she’s trying to seduce my little brother Xiao Chen!?]

[I know this is a PK battle, but you picked the wrong opponent. Little brother, switch to someone else!]

[No matter who you PK with, I’ll support you, little brother! Little brother, I’m ready! Let the battle begin!]

Sure enough, as soon as the PK battle started, the fans in Xiao Chen’s stream began frantically sending him gifts.

The fans on Shen Zhiyao’s side also started furiously sending gifts, but Shen Zhiyao quickly said, “Everyone, there’s no need to send gifts. As I’ve said before, donations from fans not getting a divination shouldn’t exceed one hundred. That rule will not change. Besides, I’m destined to win this PK. Whether you send gifts or not won’t affect the final outcome.”

“Xiao Chen, didn’t you want a divination? Go on, what do you want to know? Don’t waste time.”

Xiao Chen wasn’t there for a divination at all. He was just there to liven up the stream’s atmosphere, boost engagement, and leech some popularity.

After a moment’s thought, he said casually, “Can you read feng shui? How’s the feng shui in my room?”

He felt his career had stagnated and wanted to use this opportunity to ask about his feng shui, hoping it might change his luck.

Shen Zhiyao said, “I can, but you have to pay the divination fee first. One Douyin Number One.”

Xiao Chen said with an amused laugh, “Don’t you usually do the divination first and get paid later in your streams? Why have the rules changed for me?”

Shen Zhiyao smiled faintly. “It’s mainly because you’re too greasy. I’m afraid the divination fee will get washed away by all your grease!” (Meaning: Xiao Chen would skip out on the fee.)

As soon as she said this, the stream chat exploded with laughter:

[LMAO, the host’s reply is killing me! Such a witty comeback! I never knew the host had such a sharp tongue. I guess we’re seeing another side of her today!]

[I’m so curious what she’s going to predict that would make Xiao Chen skip the fee in front of so many people!]

[That’s our host! I’ve been wanting to say this for a while. Doing the reading before payment was a guarantee she offered us fans. Now we all know our Scholar is loaded, so she should definitely make people pay first before she does a reading.]

When Xiao Chen heard Shen Zhiyao’s words, he felt she was mocking him and was instantly enraged. “…”

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